Drinking fountain



Jau@e N335o T. J. einem DRINKING FOUNTAIN Filed 001;.' 27, 1950 Zmventor,7 7107?*106 JI Jandia?? Patented Jan. 17, 1933 THOMAS J. SEXTON, OFHENRYETTA, OKLAHOMA DRNKNG FOUNTAIN .Application sied october issn.serial No. 491,542.

My invention relates toiinproveinents in drinking fountains for humansand has for. its primary object to provide a novel and improved deviceof this character which can readily andcheaply be a `tached to any Watersystem. s A

Another. object is to provide av drinking fountain which is capable ofserving a plurality of drinkers at the saine time.

Another object is to provide a drinking fountain that can be detachedLquickly troni a Water system and stored away when not in use.

A further object of the invention' is to pro vide a drinking fountainpecu `aL ly adaptedY for use ina coinniunity not having a central Watersupply system and Where individual Wells supply the connnunitys needs.

Still another object is to provide nieans whereby the individualfountains operate independently and automatically out oli' ther Waterwhen not in use. P rlhese and other obJects and advantages or theinvention are obtained by certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and can readily be seen andunderstood by those skilled in the artupon reference to the accoinpanyinly Vdescription and drawing forming a part otthis specification.

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Figure l is a side elevation ofY the invention in its preferredembodiment; and, h

Figure 2 is a sectionalvieiv on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

In operation, the force puinp 2 draws Water from a. Well or other source(not shown) and forces it through the pipe 3, the check valve ll, thepipe 5 and into the ta k situated at any pointabove the fountain. Thetank l may be of any form or capacity but as herein Shown is ofcylindrical torni and is provided with an Voverflow pipe 6 and a c orlid 7.

Then the tank l is filled the 'puinp 2 isk stopped and the Water isprevented from liowing back to its source by the check valve el whichmay be of any suitable construction.

The pipe S is connected by the T-joint 9M to the pipe 5, extendinghorizontally there from and consisting of a number of sections or vpipeSa jointed together by T-joints lO (Figure 2 shows one in section) theend section 8D being further provided with the stopcock l2 by nieans otWhich portable Water receptacles may be lilled, a hose may be at- 55tached or by which the tank l, may be drained.

The bubble-fountains ll are connected to the 'lm-joints l0 by the pipecouplings, 13 of usual desion, said bubble-fountains l1 con- 60 sistinget a boivl 17, provided in its center With a raised nipple 1S having a.channel 18a and `he boivl l? is further provided with a drainageaperture 19 at Vone side of said nipple 18. rlhe valve chamber 18b iscylindrical and one end opens to form an enlarged chamber 1SC whichcontains the valve-head 22 and valve-head spring 21. Said cha-n1- berlSC carries threads 1Sb on its inner periphery tor connection With thethread end 13a 70 ofthe coupling 13. The valve 2O is of the sliding'variety. and consists of a valve khead 22 in the form of a cylindricaldisc, a valve stein 25 consisting of a rod circular in cross seo- 1Ation extending troni the y valve-head 22 75 through the valve Chamber18b and terminating outside said valve-chamber in the vknob 26. Thevalve-stein 25 is slidablyinounted in the opening 25a of thevalve-chamber l8b and held in proper relation to said opening S0 252L bytheguide 29 diametrically disposed across the central yportion of thevalve-chainber 18b and by the threaded plug 28 Which has a. central bore28'L1 through which the`Y valve-steni- 25 projects. rlhe plug 28 is fur-85 ther provided at its exterior end With a semi-` spherical indentationor socket 28b in which the knob 26 of the valve-stern 25 seats when thevalve 20 isin the open position.

rlhe valve 2O is held normally in the close position by the action ofthe helical spring 2l Which is contained in the chamber 18C andseats'against the valve-head 22 and the inner end 13b of the couplingvl.The action of the spring 2l serves tohold theinner face 22a ot' thevalve-head22 in the valve chamber 18h and cuts oil the How of Waterintothe tou'ntainll.y 'It Will readilybe seen that a fpressureon theknob 26 will force the'valvey head 22 back'into the chamber 18C against100.

the action of the spring 21 and allowv Water from the pipe 8 to flowthrough the T-joint 10, coupling 13, the now open valve 2O and into thebowl 17 by way of the nipple 18. When the pressure on 2G is released theaction of the spring 21 automatically closes the valve 20 and preventsthe waste of Water. The bowl 17 is drained by the opening 19 whichallowsthe excess water to fall into the drain-trough 14.

The drain-trough 14 is composed of sheet metal or the like and isU-shaped in cross section. The U at the end 14b is larger than at theopposite end 14a. This eccentricity of shape causes a slope along thebottom of the trough 14 from 14 to 14b and permits rapid drainage ofexcess water. The spout 15 of the trough is a continiiation of the end14" and concentrates the flow of excess water into suitable drains (notshown). The trough 14 is carried by the pipe 8 and is attached theretoby two hoops or straps 14C of strap iron or analogous material suitablyfastened to the trough 14 at 14"l and 14", respectively, looped over thepipe 8 and fastened thereto by solder or rivets to prevent both lateralor pivotal movement. As the Jfountains 11 extend forwardly from the pipe8 it is readily seen that hoops 14C descend forwardly from the pipe 8 intheir loop around the trough 14. Sagging of the trough 14 is preventedby the Wires 14d which encircle the trough 14 and are looped around theouter periphery of the channel 18'l of the fountains 11.

It is, of course, understood that this invention can be applied to anywater system by merely connecting the pipe 8 to the Water supply but itssimplicity and obvious low cost make it peculiarly adaptable to therural communities for use in schools, churches, public halls and thelike.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A drinking fountain comprising a jointed horizontally and longitudinallyextending Huid supply pipe having a plurality of spaced and alignedfountains mounted laterally thereof, a tapering, semi-cylindrical draintrough arranged below said fountains and having a downwardly curvingdrain spout valve casing having inlet and outlet openings and having avalve stem opening, said valve stem opening having an enlarged threadedportion, an enlarged chamber at the inlet end of said valve casing, saidchamber havin a valve seat formed therein, an upstandmg hollow nipplecommunicating with said outlet opening of said valve casing, valvehaving a stem slidable in said valve stem opening and provided with aspherical knob at one end and with a seat member at the other endthereof to engage said valve seat, a spring disposed in said chamber fornormally retaininer said valve in closed position, a guide mem erdisposed in said casing intermediate said chamber and said valve stemopening to slidably support said valve stem, said enlarged threadedportion of said valve stem opening having packing for said valvestemarranged therein and a packin nut threadedly received in saidthreaded poition, and said. nut having a semispherical recess formed atthe outer end thereof to receive said spherical knob on the outer end ofsaid valve stem when said valve is moved against the tension of saidspring into open position.

ln testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

THOMAS J. S XTON.

